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The Girl With the Persian Shawl
The Girl With the Persian Shawl
Jove, Dec 2002, 5.99, 384 pp.
ISBN: 0515134149
Any smart aristocratic female knows to abide by the unwritten rules of the Ton if she wants to catch a suitable husband. Thus most debutantes know when to smile, laugh, and speak. Most also realize not to show any bluestocking-leanings such as handicaps caused by intelligence, a head for business, or obstinacy. Kate Kendell is in the minority of as she does not care ...